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Administration proposes raising bus driver starting pay to $24 to address shortages
Summary
Administrators presented a bus-driver salary-schedule update to raise the starting wage from $20.75 to $24/hour, citing recruitment and retention challenges and noting drivers typically work about 37–40 hours weekly and receive overtime pay after 40 hours.
District administration presented an update to the bus driver salary schedule intended to improve recruitment and retention.
Dr. Ambers Phillips said transportation faced staffing shortages earlier in the school year and proposed a new starting salary of $24 an hour (up from $20.75). She said the district has compared neighboring districts and private carriers and designed the request to make MRH more competitive.
Board members asked how many hours a driver typically works; Dr. Phillips said most drivers are now full-time positions of about 37–40 hours per week and that drivers receive overtime pay for hours over 40. She offered to bring a more exact breakdown of route hours and overtime history to a future meeting.
The presentation framed the pay request as part of the district's broader transportation and staffing strategy; no final salary-schedule vote occurred at this meeting, though administrators said they would return with further specifics.
